GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| repercussion | reflection |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| billow | wave |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |